Bitcoin ETFs lose $635M as October flows turn negative again
Spot bitcoin ETF outflows resumed in October after a brief stretch of inflows, reversing the earlier positive momentum for the funds.
cointelegraph.com · +7 outlets
Switzerland approves its first retail spot bitcoin ETF
Swiss regulators cleared a spot bitcoin ETF for retail investors, extending European access to US-style bitcoin fund products.
Yahoo Finance · +13 outlets
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6M by central bank over fund safeguarding failures
The Irish central bank's penalty adds to a series of regulatory actions against Coinbase's European entities over custody and client-fund controls.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Fireblocks denies report of $2.5B acquisition talks with Visa
The crypto custody firm pushed back on reports that Visa was negotiating to buy it, a deal that would have been among the largest in crypto infrastructure.
The Block · +13 outlets
Senate Democrat probes Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm
The Senate's top Democratic investigator is examining Tether payments to a firm tied to a former White House crypto adviser, raising conflict-of-interest questi
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Initia exploit: hackers mint tokens and move millions to Ethereum
Reported token minting and bridge outflows hit the Initia network, the latest in a string of cross-chain exploits.
NewsCord · +13 outlets
Polymarket fires CMO over fake-trades scandal
The prediction market's marketing chief, a close friend of the CEO, was reportedly dismissed amid a scandal over fabricated trading activity.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
HSBC rolls out first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail app users
HSBC launched its first stablecoin to more than 3 million everyday banking app users, a major bank entering retail stablecoin issuance.
The Block · +14 outlets
Bitcoin Core rewrites security policy for an AI bug-finding era
Bitcoin Core revised its vulnerability disclosure policy as AI tools make it easier to surface exploitable bugs in one prompt.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
China moves to seize 61,800 bitcoin in $5.7B fraud case
Chinese authorities are seeking to confiscate a large bitcoin haul tied to a multibillion-dollar fraud prosecution.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Ethereum delays Glamsterdam testnet fork over gas security flaws
Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam testnet fork after security reviewers flagged risks to existing contracts from proposed gas changes.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Franklin Templeton adds $150M in fund shares to XRP Ledger in one wallet
The asset manager tokenized $150 million of fund shares on the XRP Ledger, concentrated in a single wallet, as tokenized fund experiments expand.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
a16z drops 'crypto' from its fund name, widens bets to AI
Andreessen Horowitz rebranded its crypto fund to cover AI and frontier tech, signaling a broadening of its investment thesis.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
CoinDCX says $16M outflow was broken cleanup job, not a hack
The Indian exchange said a failed sweep of deposit addresses deprecated after its July 2025 hack caused the outflow, and it absorbed user losses.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
SEC flags AI 'super intelligence' and tokenization as systemic market risks
The SEC cited AI systems and asset tokenization among emerging threats to market stability in a new risk assessment.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Senate Democrat probes Tether payments as stablecoin deposit-flight debate sharpens
A stablecoin executive argued deposit flight from banks is 'mathematically not possible,' as Washington scrutiny of stablecoin issuers intensifies.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
China targets 2030 for national blockchain network buildout
Beijing set a 2030 target for its state-backed blockchain infrastructure, advancing a state-controlled alternative to public chains.
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$2.21 trillion in stablecoins settled on Tron in Q3, Justin Sun notes
Justin Sun highlighted the network's quarterly stablecoin settlement volume as TRON remains a dominant rail for stablecoin transfers.
Traders Union · +1 outlets